The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1887-12-29
MINNESOTA STATE news.

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the governor for assistance.
On the Southern Minnssota railroad,
i Suek trains ft.s.soDed nv killing Eo.aser
and leaves wife and two children. En-.
gineer searlss. OF the other train, was co
verely but not fatally injured. A binding
snow storm was prevailing, and Bucklin
supposed he vas at least two miles east OF
Lakedeld instead Of at the station.
At Rochester, Robert Robinson. found
guilty OF larceny, was sent to Saltwater
for ID months. Allen Wilson, convicted
OF forgery. was also sentenced to 18months
in the penitentiary.
At Currie, Murray county, Judge A. D.
Perkins filed his decision in the mand anus
eases against County Auditor Weld and
Register Of Deeds johnson which cases were
argued at the last term Of court. He orders
that peremptory writ Of mandamus shall
be issued to compel an immediate return
Cnrrie. Whether tho defendants can or
will take an appeal to tho supreme court
has not yet been found out.
insane asylum at Fergus Falls met in st.
Paul and opened bids for tho erection Of
the building. Nine bids were received. but
all exceeded $4,000, the amount voted
for the purpose by the last legislature.
The members Of the board present were:
Ex.Gov. Barto, Sank Center; Burr Deuel..
Dodge Center; John F. Meagher, Aankato;
William Schimmel and A. l.. Saeket. st.
Peter; H. B. Strait. Shakopee; n. r. Tyler
and c. d. Wright, Fergus Falls.
Agent shehan is disbursing tho annuities
to tho Indians of tho various reservations.
The Leech Lakes were paid over $500,
n NJ Sku h,,k 81 ~
their Ions. claimed damages from overflow.
ed lands has been paid.
Presby terians, outside tho parish Of
Shiloh church in Northeast Minnaa polls,
will learn with sorrow Of tho death Of Rev.
+. B. Caldwell, which occurred on the goth.
Charles Peterson, employed in Henry
Sharer's lumber camp q few miles north
west OF Brainerd, was injured, probably
fatally. by load Of saw logs running over
him.
Red Wing Special: A young lad from
Eankato, hardly out OF knee brooches, was
detained here. having left his home with
the intention OF joining the Fun in a
Boarding Schoo" troupe.
Capt. Ed. 8. Bean. the popular COM
manding officer OF Company D, First regi-
ment. NJ: N. G.. was quietly married to
Miss Lizzie A. Bennett Of St. Paul.
r. w. Jordon. q prominent real estate
dealer in Minneapolis. commits suicide.
Senator NJ. 8. Wilkinson met with q fall
few days since, which has confined him
to his house since. Heis on tho gain again.
At Brainerd, j. H. Hallett, the post
trader, has received and shipped $50 sad
dies of venison with more to come in from
tho November killing.
There was quite q large fire at Monte
video, a few days ago. The losses were as
follows: T. L. Cousino. building $4,000;
household goods, $500; insured $500;
Clark & Utley, grocery stock. 81, 500, no
INSURANCE.; ". F. kusell. building, ST. 200,
len. household goods. $500, insurance $50.
7. T. Mork, building. 1000; no insurance;
Misses Hoffman, household goods. $500;
no insurance; j. NJ. Severns, stock, 81, 300;
insurance. $500. The fire originated from
u detective flue.
News was received by Attorney General
Clapp from St. Peter that tho district
court in the Ninth district had rendered
judgment in favor OF defendant in the case
OF Conrad Bohn against the State OF Min
nesota for $40, 900 which he claims was
duo him on q contract for building the hos
pital for the insane at St. Peter in 1881.
bill was introduced in the senate last
winter asking for an appropriation for
Bohns relief but, owing to q strenuous
fight made by Senator's Ives and Daniels,
it was defeated and q substitute passed,
authorizing the appropriation if the dis
trict court found the claim q just one.
Rarely has any criminal court room wit
messed q more dramatic and painful spec.
racle than that presented in Minneapolis,
when Henry Barrett deliberately repeated
in evidence his confession oonvicting his
brother Tim Of cold. blooded murder, in
the face of the brother himself and the
rest OF the Barrett family. Henry's story
was circumstantial and complete, and il
not broken down by the defense or disbe-
lieved by the jury, it will place Tim Bar
rett in an awkward position, and Henry
in one &C arcely more inviable.
Vice Consul Sahlgaard at st. Paul, re.
ceived q letter from Baron L. Reutersk.
jold, Swedish minister at Washington, an
nouncing that the decoration OF knight of
the Order of Wasa had been conferred up-
on Mr.. Sahlgaard by his gracious majesty,
the king ofNorway and Sweden, in acknowl-
edgment OF his distinguished services to
that country. Mr.. Sahlgaard has been
vice consul Of the Scandinavian dominion
for about ton years.
At Caledonia, the postof1ice, depot and
Glen Hundt's saloon were burglarizetl.
with no serious results, and $3.50 was all
that was secured.
Some $50 liquor dealers OF st. Paul have
applied for 81, 600 license.
J. R. Woodward. second lieutenant
Company c, Second regiment, Winona,
has handed in his resignation. to take
effect Dec. 20. 1t was accepted by Adjt.
Gen: Seeley on recommendation of Col.
Bobleter. H. A. Willard of Red Wing
passed creditable examination for the
position OF second lieutenant of Company
G. First regiment.
II think it is impraeticable and visiona-
ry," said P. D. Armour at Chicago when
q scheme from St. Paul was proposed to
him. Some St. Paul men are talking
about slaughtering cattle in transit to sea-
board. II think the schemes impractical
bic, }" said Mr.. Armour, "but 10 hardly
worth consideration. as there are NO hogs
to be had from up that way"
At the solicitation OF his congregation
DR.. Seaver decides to remain in charge OF
the Park Church in St. Paul, and it is SUP.
posed the scheme to get Rev. Sam Smith
into that pulpit has collapsed.
The Winona Herald publishes its annual
review OF the milling interest in that city.
During the past four years the -four mills
OF that city have ground nearly 900, 900
barrels Of Hour. and handled over &, OOO,-
900 bushels Of grain.
p. J. Panchot Of Hastings. will go into
training after the holidays to enter an in.
ternational six days. pedestrian race, to
come of at the Madison Square Garden,
New York City, on Feb. S. One thousand
dollars will be given (extra) to the man
who brakes tho record-61O, miles (Fitzr
geralds).
Engineer w. B. Bucklin, who was killed
in the railroad accident at Isnours, on tho
Southern Minnesota division, lived in
Austin, having moved from Wells last
spring and built there. He only lived
fifteen minutes after the accident. He
leaves q wife and two children.
Hon. Charles Kittelson was pleasantly
surprised by a call from his friends in Sc.
Paul. it being the fiftieth.anniversary OF hia
birth.
Probably no body OF water in tho North.
west affords better scope for ice boating
than Lake Pepin, and since it closed in